Ralph Lemon Wins Bucksbaum Award with his work on choreography of presentation. The legendary Choreographer, writer, and visual artist Ralph Lemon wins the Whitney Biennial’s Bucksbaum Award. The award comes with a $100,000 Check. BY KAZEEM ADELEKE NEW YORK, NY-Legendary choreographer, writer, and visual artist Ralph Lemon is the recipient […]
How to prepare for the Urban Sketchers Symposium
So you’ve decided that you want to go to the Urban Sketchers Symposium this year. What should you prepare? Let’s see… First thing to do. Get the passes The Urban Sketchers Symposium is a popular event. Workshop Passes can be sold out very fast. I’ve heard and read many stories […]
Nocturne Notes – Christopher Leeper
Nocturne Notes Christopher Leeper Night Wharf 14 x 18″ Acrylic © Christopher Leeper In our 2020 Voices of Experience interview with Christopher Leeper, we noted his facility with multiple mediums—watercolor, oil and acrylic. He has used all three mediums in his nocturnes as well, but says that acrylic seems […]
Tola Navarro | Forming Shadows Through Spray on Paper
About Tola Navarro Tola Navarro (b.1984) lives in Caracas, Venezuela. He is a sculptor’s grandson and a Chilean poet’s son. Tola holds a degree in Architecture with a minor in Art History from the Universidad del Desarrollo. His CV sees collaborations with the famous architect Cazú Zegers and the real […]
Emma Hilma Amalia Löwstädt-Chadwick – my daily art display
The artist I am looking at today was one of several successful Swedish female artists who spent time studying in Paris during the 1880s. Her artwork was displayed every year at the great Paris Salons as well as in Sweden. Let me introduce you to Emma Hilma Amalia Löwstädt-Chadwick. Portrait […]
Children’s Lessons for Advent–Epiphany — A Sanctified Art
The holidays are a magical time for children. We’ve created these children’s lessons to be used with our Close to Home series for Advent–Epiphany (Year C) in worship, Sunday School, or at home. Each week includes a scripture to read from the International Children’s Bible, some “wondering” statements, a good […]
Thomas Nast and the Santa Claus We Know Today
Share: by Cynthia Close Santa’s Portrait (above), a color illustration by the noted German born American political cartoonist Thomas Nast, appeared in an 1881 edition of Harper’s Magazine. It is credited with being the first image to establish all the visual elements we associate with America’s version of Santa Claus we […]
Free Drawing Lesson #1: Pencil Sharpening
The first three lessons in my Intro to Classical Drawing course are posted free here on my blog, so you can get a feel for the type and quality of training you can expect from all my online instruction. Welcome! Classical drawing starts with a specific way of sharpening our […]
Beautiful Strangers – KALTBLUT Magazine
A KALTBLUT exclusive. Photography by Johanna Kirsch. The model is June. Styling by Sandra Hemmink. Make up by Jesse Strickwerda. Brands used are Carla Renèe Loose, Don Aretino, Naomi Taras, Scan Studio x Adddress, Ost Won x Adddress, Balenciaga, Cop Copine. “I’m a young photographer and director based in Berlin. […]
MAKING A MARK: PAOTY Commission
I thought the programme about “Painting Sir Lenny Henry” – the £10,000 National Portrait Gallery Commission of Sir Lenny Henry, painted by the winner of Portrait Artist of the Year 2022 – was one of the best commission episodes ever in the history of the programme This is a review […]